Arrest in hit-and-run death of motorcyclist near Los Gatos

Updated 5:42 pm, Monday, March 10, 2014

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run for allegedly fleeing the scene of a crash on Highway 17 near Los Gatos that killed a motorcyclist, authorities said Monday.

Joline Faye Cohen, 47, of Los Gatos turned herself in late last month in connection with the collision that killed 36-year-old Michael Schaupp of Santa Cruz. She is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court.

Schaupp was riding his motorcycle north on Highway 17 about 1:25 p.m. Dec. 10 near Idylwild Road when Cohen drove her Ford Explorer into his path, said California Highway Patrol Officer Chris Falkowski. Schaupp was thrown 20 feet and was declared brain-dead at Stanford Medical Center the next day.